Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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