Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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