Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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