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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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