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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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