Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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