Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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