Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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