Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major 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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