Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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