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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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