Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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