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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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