Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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