Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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