Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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