Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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