Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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