Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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