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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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