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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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