Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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