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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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