Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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