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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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