Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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