Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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