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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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