Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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