Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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