Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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