Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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