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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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