Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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