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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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