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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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