Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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