Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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