Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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