Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning enable students all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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