Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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