Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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