Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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