Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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