Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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