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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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