Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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