Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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