Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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