Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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