Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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