Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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