Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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