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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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