Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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