Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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