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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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