Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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