Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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