Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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