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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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