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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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