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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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