Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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