Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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