Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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