Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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