Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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