Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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