Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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