Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. 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 consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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