Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning enable learners all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners 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 quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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