Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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