Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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