Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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