Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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