Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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