Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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