Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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