Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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