Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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