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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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