Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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