Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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