Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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