Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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