Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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