Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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