Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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