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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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