Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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