Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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