Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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