Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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