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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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