Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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