Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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