Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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