Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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