Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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