Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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