Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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