Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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