Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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