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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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