Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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