Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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