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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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