Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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