Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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