Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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