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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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