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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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