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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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