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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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