Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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