Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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