Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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