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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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