Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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