Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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