Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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