Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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