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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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