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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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