Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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