Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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