Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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