Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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