Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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