Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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