Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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