Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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