Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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