Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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