Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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