Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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