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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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