Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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