Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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