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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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