Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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