Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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