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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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