Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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