Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources