Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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