Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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