Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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