Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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