Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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