Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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