Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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