Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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