Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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