Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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