Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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