Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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