Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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