Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major 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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