Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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