Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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