Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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