Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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