Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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