Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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