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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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