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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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