Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Azerbaijan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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