Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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