Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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