Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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