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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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