Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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