Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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