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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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