Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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