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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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