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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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