Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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