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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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