Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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