Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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