Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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