Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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