Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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