Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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