Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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