Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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