Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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