Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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