Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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