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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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