Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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