Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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