Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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