Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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