Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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