Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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