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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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