Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major 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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