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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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