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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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