Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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