Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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