Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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