Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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