Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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