Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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