Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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