Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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