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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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