Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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