Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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