Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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