Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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