Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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