Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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