Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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