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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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