Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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