Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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