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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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