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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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