Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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