Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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