Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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