Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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