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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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