Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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