Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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