Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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