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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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