Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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