Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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