Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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