Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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