Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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