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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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