Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors 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 experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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