Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses 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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