Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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