Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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