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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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