Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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