Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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