Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology enable students all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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