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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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