Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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