Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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