Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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