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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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