Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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