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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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