Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes 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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