Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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