Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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