Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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