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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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