Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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