Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the 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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