Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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