Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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