Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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