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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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