Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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