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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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