Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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