Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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