Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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