Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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