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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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