Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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