Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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