Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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