Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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