Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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