Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning enable people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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