Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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