Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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