Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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