Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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