Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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