Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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