Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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