Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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