Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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