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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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