Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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