Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning enable learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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