Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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