Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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