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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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