Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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