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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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