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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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