Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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