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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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