Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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