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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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