Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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