Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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