Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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