Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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