Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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