Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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