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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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