Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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