Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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