Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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