Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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