Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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