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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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