Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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