Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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