Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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