Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information 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 scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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