Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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