Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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