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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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