Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in 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. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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