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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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