Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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