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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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