Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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