Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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