Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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