Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes 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. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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