Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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