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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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