Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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