Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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