Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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