Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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