Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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