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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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