Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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