Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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