Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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