Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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