Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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