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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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