Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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