Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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