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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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