Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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