Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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