Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers 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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