Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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