Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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