Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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