Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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