Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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