Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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