Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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