Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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