Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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