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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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