Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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