Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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