Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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