Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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