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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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