Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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