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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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