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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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