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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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