Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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