Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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