Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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