Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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