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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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