Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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