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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources