Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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