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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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