Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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