Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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