Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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