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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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