Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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