Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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