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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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