Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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