Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly 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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