Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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