Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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