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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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