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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free 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 several subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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