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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the 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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