Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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