Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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