Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning enable humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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