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 having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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