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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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