Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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