Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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