Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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