Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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