Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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