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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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