Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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