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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Azerbaijan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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