Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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