Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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