Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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