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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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