Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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