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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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