Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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