Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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