Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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