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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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