Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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