Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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