Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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