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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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