Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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