Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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