Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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