Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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