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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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