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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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