Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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