Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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