Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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