Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important 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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