Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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