Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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