Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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