Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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