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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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