Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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