Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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