Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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