Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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