Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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