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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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