Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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