Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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