Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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