Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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