Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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