Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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