Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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