Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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