Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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