Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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