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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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