Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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