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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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