Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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