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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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