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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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