Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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