Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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