Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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