Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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