Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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