Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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