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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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