Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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