Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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