Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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