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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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