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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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