Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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