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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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