Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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