Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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