Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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