Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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