Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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