Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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