Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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