Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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