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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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