Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the 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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