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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning make it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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