Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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