Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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