Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes 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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