Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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