Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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