Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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