Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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