Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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