Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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