Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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