Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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