Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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