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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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