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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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