Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand these open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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