Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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