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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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