Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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