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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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