Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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