Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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