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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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