Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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