Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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