Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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