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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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