Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies 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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