Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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