Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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