Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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