Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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