Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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