Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key 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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